Lintel repair in Northampton
Cracked stone heads, sagging brick arches and rusted lintels in Northampton put right with a new lintel and matching brick or stone above. Free quotes from your photos.
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- Stone heads kept where possible
- Brick arches rebuilt
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Brick and stone window heads
The head over a window can be a brick arch, a single piece of stone or a modern lintel. Whatever it is, if it cracks or drops the brickwork above it will follow.
Our lintel repair work deals with all three. We prop the wall, take out what has failed and fit a new lintel, keeping stone heads or arches on show in front where that is practical.
If the joints around the window have also broken down, the repointing in Northampton page explains how we deal with them. Our lintel guide covers the job in more detail.
Lintel prices in Northampton
Priced by lintel length. Move the slider to match your opening and send it to us.
Each price covers the inside and outside lintel, propping, rebuilding the brickwork above and pointing to match. If only one side needs doing, it is half price. Openings under 1 metre or over 4 metres are priced from photos.
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| Lintel length | Inside and out | One side only |
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| 1 to 1.5 metres | £1,850 | £925 |
| 1.5 to 2 metres | £2,150 | £1,075 |
| 2 to 2.5 metres | £2,450 | £1,225 |
| 2.5 to 3 metres | £2,750 | £1,375 |
| 3 to 3.5 metres | £3,150 | £1,575 |
| 3.5 to 4 metres | £3,450 | £1,725 |
Victorian terraces and older stone buildings
Northampton's Victorian brick terraces normally have brick arches over the openings, sometimes with a timber lintel behind. Many of these have settled, leaving a sagging arch and a crack above it. Rebuilding the arch over a new lintel keeps the original appearance.
Older stone buildings tend to have solid stone lintels. Stone is strong in compression but weak when it bends, so a long stone head can crack across its middle if the load above changes. A steel lintel fitted behind the stone can take the weight while the stone stays in place.
Signs the head over a window has failed
- Stone lintel split through its middle
- Brick arch flattening at the crown
- Stepped cracks either side of a window
- Rust marks in the brickwork above
- Mortar falling out over a frame
- Window sticking after years of opening freely
Our four-step lintel process
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Pictures first
You send photos and we tell you what kind of head it is and what has gone wrong.
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Prop the brickwork
Strong boys and props carry the wall before any stone or brick is removed.
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Fit the support
A new lintel is bedded in, behind a stone head or under a rebuilt arch.
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Make it match
Brick or stone is relaid, pointed to match and the props are taken out.
Before and after a window head repair
Every Northampton lintel job includes
- Check of the opening and the head
- Props in place before removal
- Failed arch, stone or lintel taken out
- New steel or concrete lintel bedded
- Tray and weep vents on cavity construction
- Stone heads reset where they can be
- Bricks and joints matched
- Props out and clean site
Lintel work in nearby towns
Pages for lintel replacement in the towns nearest Northampton.
Our services
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Brick repointing
Failing joints raked out and refilled in mortar matched to your brick.
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Lime and mortar pointing
Breathable lime or matched mortar for Victorian, Edwardian and older homes.
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Lintel repair and replacement
Cracked or sagging window and door heads propped, replaced and rebuilt.
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Brickwork repairs
Spalled, cracked and loose bricks cut out and replaced to match.
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Bricklaying
Garden walls, boundary walls, piers and small brickwork builds.
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Not sure what you need?
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Guides
Northampton lintel questions
What is the cost of a lintel in Northampton?
Prices go by length, from £1,850 for 1 to 1.5 metres to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres, for the inner and outer lintel together. One side only is half, from £925. Stone heads, upstairs scaffold and wide rebuilding can raise the price.
Can a cracked stone lintel be saved?
Often. If it is still in one piece and the crack is stable, we fit a steel lintel behind it to take the load and repair or reset the stone in front.
What about a stone head on a brick house?
Many Victorian brick houses have stone heads and sills. We treat them the same way, keeping the stone where it can be kept and supporting it properly.
Do I need building control for this?
A lintel is structural, so swapping one may need building regulations sign-off. Ask your local building control before the work goes ahead.
Will you repoint around the new lintel?
Yes. The joints around the opening are pointed to match the rest of the wall as part of the job.
Show us the window head
Free quotes for lintel repair in Northampton. A photo on WhatsApp is the best place to start.